Rail Strike Cripples U.S.
With WWII over, a wave of strikes erupted in the spring of 1946. Upwards of 400,000 coal miners and railroad workers staged protests that paralyzed the U.S; railroads came to a halt and left thousands of people stranded. The strike cost rail providers $25M in lost revenue each day. A month later, President Truman ordered troops to seize the railroads and coal mines.
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